NOTICE 



His Excellency the Governor has received a despatch from the 

 Right Hon'ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies calling 

 attention to the advantages offered by the Imperial Institute to 

 Merchants, Planters and others, ,\vho may wish to have samples 

 submitted to scientific experts for opinion as to their commercial 

 value, etc. The following extracts from a Memorandum published 

 by the Authorities of the Imperial Institute will give an idea of the 

 work undertaken and carried on there. 



m " The Scientific and Technical Department of the Institute has 

 " been established to acquire information by special enquiries and 

 " by experimental research, technical trials and commercial valua- 

 tion regarding new or little known natural or manufactured pro- 

 |' ducts of the various Colonies and Dependencies of the British 

 ''Empire and of Foreign Countries, and also regarding known 

 'products procurable from new sources, and local products of 

 " manufacture which it is desired to export. This work is carried 

 u °ut with a view to the creation of new openings in trade, or the 

 promotion of industrial developments. " 



2. In an extensive and well-equipped series of Research 

 Laboratories, a numerous staff of skilled chemists carry 



of the chemical constitution and properties of new 

 ">e-sturfs, tanning materials, seeds and food-stuffs, oils, gums and 

 tcTth • 6S ' timbers > medicinal plants and products, with a view 

 mat ■ f commerc i al utilization. Whenever necessary these 

 tenals are submitted to special scientific experts, by whom they 

 Ren * C the sub i ect of particular investigation or practical tests, 

 to th are a,S0 obtain ed from technical or trade experts in regard 

 e P rorj able commercial or industrial value of any such products, 

 tolr Federated Malay States Government has undertaken 



a vLw t ° f ^ I0 ° a yeaf i0T 5 years to the De P artrnent with 



tin. rT- , the car eful investigation and commercial development of 



e *»neral resources of the States, 

 warning vernment Geologist is collecting specimens for chemical 

 very ram? a " d after anal y sis the Imperial Institute which is in 

 in/.. m P'ete touch with the principal manufacturing and other 

 es of th e United Kingdom, will bring the specimens before 



dev el pm— ,S and others for trial with a .view to their commercial 



nn e r ,t 



m ar L^ Xpected tba t this action will do much to help in finding 

 Ireadyex 1 I^oducts and developing the markets for those 



